Threema

Developer(s)Threema GmbH
Initial releaseDecember 2012 (2012-12)[1]
Stable release(s)
Android5.8.0[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 15 January 2025
iOS4.6.17[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 14 March 2022
Desktop1.2.0[4] Edit this on Wikidata / 27 March 2022
Written inObjective-C (iOS), Java (Android), C, .NET (Windows Phone)
Operating systemiOS, Android, Windows Phone
Available inEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Rumantsch Grischun
TypeEncrypted instant messaging & voice calling
LicenseAndroid client: AGPL-3.0-only
iOS client: AGPL-3.0-only
Web client: AGPL-3.0-or-later[5]
Protocol: MIT[6]
Server: Proprietary
Websitethreema.ch

Threema is a paid cross-platform encrypted instant messaging app developed by Threema GmbH in Switzerland and launched in 2012. The service operates on a decentralized architecture and offers end-to-end encryption. Users can make voice and video calls, send photos, files, and voice notes, share locations, and make groups. Unlike many other popular secure messaging apps, Threema does not require phone numbers or email addresses for registration, only a one-time purchase that can be paid via an app store or anonymously with Bitcoin or cash.[7]

Threema is available on iOS and Android, and has clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, and HarmonyOS and can be accessed via web browser but requires a mobile app to function.[8]

  1. ^ Schurter, Daniel (December 13, 2012). "Die Schweizer Antwort auf WhatsApp" [The Swiss answer to WhatsApp]. 20min.ch (in German). Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Release 5.8.0". January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "What's New - Threema". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "What's New - Threema". Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Threema Source Code on GitHub". GitHub.
  6. ^ "App Remote Protocol on GitHub". GitHub. May 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Support – Threema". threema.ch. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Happich, Julien (September 23, 2014). "Privacy gains traction with secure messaging apps". Electronic Engineering Times Europe. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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